Welcome to the CKF web site. We are working to support and promote Kendo, Iaido and Jodo in Canada. Please forward your event notices to us so that we can post them on our events page. - Christian D'Orangeville, President, CKF.

Japan Honours Asa-sensei

Posted November 19, 2018

Conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette (旭日小綬章) by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan has been officially approved by the Government of Japan
for past CKF President Roy Asa. This order was given to Asa-sensei for "promoting Kendo in Canada and friendly relations between Japan and Canada".
Congratulations to Asa-sensei on this prestigious award!

Please find all the details in either the English Invitation or the Japanese invitation.
Please note that although the invitation says to apply to FIK, we need to apply as a federation. See below for registration instructions

Registration: Please register as a club. Download this spreadsheet, fill it out for each attending member and return it to Akane D'Orangeville no later than November 25.

For applicants 5 dan and above, there will be a travel subsidy as follows: 75% of airfare rounded down to the nearest $50

North American Partnership Iaido Seminar

Posted Oct 1, 2018

The North American Partnership Iaido Seminar and Grading will be held November 30 - December 2
at Etobicoke Olympium. For more information, see here.

Winter Exams / Examens d'hiver

Updated Oct 21, 2018

Winter grading registration is open, please check the dates below. Remember to get proper
authorization from your Sensei first, then ask the Dojo Administrator to unlock the grading
application form for you. Please DO NOT wait until the last minute. If you have problems
please contact CKF Secretary Neil Gendzwill.
Information on qualifications, requirements and fees is available at the grading info page.
Information on how to apply is available here.

Iaido

Examinations will be from 1-Kyu to 6-Dan in the east, 1-Kyu to 3-Dan in the west. Written exams are required from
1-Kyu to 5-Dan.
Examens de 1er-Kyu à 6e-Dan Ã l'est, 1er-Kyu à 3e-Dan Ã l'ouest. Examens écrits de 1er-Kyu à 5e-Dan. Iaido Written Exam
The written exam deadline is the same as the registration deadline.
Le formulaire doit être transmis avant la date limite d'inscription.

Jodo

Examinations will be from 1-Kyu to 4-Dan in the east. Written exams are required from
1-Dan to 4-Dan.
Examens de 1er-Kyu à 4e-Dan Ã l'est. Examens écrits de 1er-Dan à 4e-Dan. Jodo Written Exam / Examen Ecrit Jodo
The written exam deadline is the same as the registration deadline.
Le formulaire doit être transmis avant la date limite d'inscription.

Kendo

Examinations will be from 1-Kyu to 7-Dan. Written exams are required from
1-Dan to 5-Dan.Examens de 1er-Kyu à 7e-Dan Ã . Examens écrits de 1er-Dan à 5e-Dan. Kendo Written Exam / Examen Ecrit Kendo
The written exam deadline is the same as the registration deadline.
Le formulaire doit être transmis avant la date limite d'inscription.

Ontario Fall Junior Kendo Tournament

Posted Sep 11, 2018

The Toronto Kendo Club is proud and privileged to organize the 2018 Ontario Fall Junior Kendo Tournament
for kendoka 18 years and under. The tournament will be on Sunday October 28 from 9am at the Kerr Hall -
Upper Gym, Ryerson University - 379 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON

This year we are introducing a new category for 17 and 18 year olds to align with the recent direction of
the Canadian Kendo Federation. We hope you will join our spirit and energy as we help develop friendship,
learnings, and memories through this tournament.

Registration information will be available soon at the Toronto Kendo Club website: www.toronto-kendo-club.ca

Fredericton Iaido and Jodo Seminar

Posted Aug 9, 2018

There will be a iaido and jodo seminar held in Fredericton September 29-30. See the registration form
for more details. There will be a jodo grading for ikkyu and shodan on the 30th.

Japan Honours D'Orangeville-sensei

Posted May 23, 2018

Conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette (旭日小綬章) by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan has been officially approved by the Government of Japan
for CKF President Christian D'Orangeville. This order was given for D'Orangeville-sensei's contributions to "promoting exchanges and friendly relations between Japan and Canada".
Congratulations to D'Orangeville-sensei on this prestigious award!

Montreal Kendo Taikai

Updated May 20, 2018

The 2018 Montreal Kendo Taikai will be held this year on Saturday, July 14. There
will be a godo keiko on Friday night and a grading up to 3 dan Sunday morning. Further
details are available here.

Summer Exams / Examens d'été

Updated Aug 9, 2018

Summer grading registration is open, please check the dates below. Remember to get proper
authorization from your Sensei first, then ask the Dojo Administrator to unlock the grading
application form for you. Please DO NOT wait until the last minute. If you have problems
please contact CKF Secretary Neil Gendzwill.
Information on qualifications, requirements and fees is available at the grading info page.
Information on how to apply is available here.

Iaido

Examinations will be from 1-Kyu to 4-Dan in the east, 1-Kyu to 3-Dan in the west. Written exams are required from
1-Kyu to 4-Dan.
Examens de 1er-Kyu à 4e-Dan Ã l'est, 1er-Kyu à 3e-Dan Ã l'ouest. Examens écrits de 1er-Kyu à 4e-Dan. Iaido Written Exam / Examen Ecrit Iaido
The written exam deadline is the same as the registration deadline.
Le formulaire doit être transmis avant la date limite d'inscription.

Jodo

Examinations will be from 1-Kyu to 1-Dan in the east, 1-Kyu to 3-Dan in the west Written exams are required from
1-Kyu to 5-Dan.Jodo Written Exam (West)Examens de 1er-Kyu à 1e-Dan Ã l'est, 1er-Kyu à 3e-Dan Ã l'ouest. Examens écrits de 1er-Kyu à 5e-Dan. Jodo Written Exam (East) / Examen Ecrit Jodo (Est)
The written exam deadline is the same as the registration deadline.
Le formulaire doit être transmis avant la date limite d'inscription.

Posted January 7, 2018

At the recent CKF Board of Directors meeting held in Toronto, the Directors unanimously approved increases to
membership fees. These increases will be effective going forward from this year (2018). The increases are as follows:Adult Annual Membership Fee - raised from $35 to $50Club Annual Membership Fee - raised from $75 to $125Note that junior membership fees and grading fees will remain unchanged.

These increases are necessary in order to offset operating losses that have occurred in recent years. We would like to take this
opportunity to remind the membership of the various benefits CKF provides with the revenue obtained from membership and grading fees.

Most people are aware that we support the men's and women's national kendo teams. Every three years, our national teams
represent Canada at the World Kendo Championships. Money provided to the team supports not only the WKC trip itself, but
the coaching and training effort leading up to the big event.

CKF provides excellent insurance coverage for our member clubs and instructors. Many regular practices and seminars are held in public facilities
that typically demand proof of insurance which would be prohibitive in cost without the CKF insurance policy. It is very important to the
Federation, its clubs, directors, instructors and members.

Development of kendo, iaido and jodo is supported in part through Development Funds for each of the arts. Clubs may apply for funds to
support local events that promote and develop their art. Some clubs are unaware that these funds exist. We encourage you to utilize the
funds by organizing locally. We are interested in any ideas you may have to develop kendo, iaido or jodo.

In addition to the targeted Development Funds, money has been made available from the general fund in the past year or two,
particularly to help with iaido and jodo gradings where we do not yet have enough ranking sensei to grade the higher dan.

Speaking of dan, of course your grading fees go in part to cover the organizational cost of the gradings themselves. These costs, such
as facility rental, have been rising in recent years. Our national cohesion plan allows us to finance examiner's travel expenses from west
to east, and vice versa. We value the quality and credibility of our national exams.

Our instructors volunteer many hours towards management and instruction of their clubs, refereeing at tournaments and judging at gradings.
Supporting the continuing education and development of our instructors is an important use of CKF funds. The Senior Stipend is money
available to instructors who make the effort to travel to FIK Shimpan Seminars or other similar events.

Finally, we are proud to organize and collaborate financially in the triennial national championships of Kendo and Iaido that
require the efforts and sacrifices of many volunteers and organizers.

We appreciate you taking the time to read this message, and hope you have a better understanding of the services CKF provides.

Updated January 1, 2018

Note - "Year of the Dog" graphic by Cruise-sensei. (Click it for larger version)

Dear friends and members of the Canadian Kendo, Iaido and Jodo Federation,

The year of the rooster, 2017, is ending, and the year of the dog, 2018, is approaching fast. Each new year marks our bodies and spirits.

Us martial arts practitioners know this feeling of euphoria and concern as time slips between our fingers or as we challenge ourselves to improve who we are in dojos. The first day of the year is for existential review. It is this determined will to change one's body and mind, well known by masters, that defines our nature and makes our world a better place to live, respecting each others.

The Canadian Kendo Federation has been engaged in many important projects this past year, such as new instructions for grading and shogo titles, the creation of the "Toronto 2021" presentation committee for the 19th WKC host city bid, clarification on our budget management, and the creation of a new web site. Our goal was to fulfill promises made in 2014: priority given to the martial education of all 3 arts, transparency of the CKF governance, and communication between regions. We also aim to maintain the sensitivity of our centenary Japanese heritage, while incorporating the various cultural backgrounds we find in our dojos.

The hard volunteer work of our Board of Directors continue day after day, with competence and passion. I cannot not mention the endless work of Team Canada coaches and manager, preparing the Team to represent our nation in South Korea in 2018, and of course all our instructors giving Canadian Kendo, Iaido and Jodo its identity and shine.

I would like to join all elected members of our Federation wishing you a Happy New Year 2018 and a happy, convincing and generous practice of your martial art.

Please find all the details in either the English invitation or the Japanese invitation.
Please note that although the invitation says to apply to FIK, we need to apply as a federation. See below for registration instructions.

Payment: Please pay bento and/or banquet fees for each person through this link. No other fees are required.

For applicants 5 dan and above, there will be a travel subsidy as follows:
Under 200 km distance, no compensation
200+ km distance, $20/100km distance (rounded down) one-way
500+ km distance, $20/100km OR 75% of airfare rounded down to the nearest $50
Please submit either your city of residence (for driving subsidy) or your airline ticket receipt no later than January 31 to CKF Treasurer John Maisonneuve in order to receive this subsidy.

2017 CKF Fall International Jodo Seminar and Grading

Posted October 11, 2017

A jodo seminar will be held in Toronto November 17-19, including a grading up to 3 dan. Guest instructors
are Mitsuo Shiiya Sensei, Jodo Hanshi 8th dan and Genji Kurogo Sensei, Jodo Hanshi 8th dan.
For more details, please check here.

Winter Exams / Examens d'hiver

Updated October 19, 2017

Winter grading registration is open, please check the dates below. Remember to get proper
authorization from your Sensei first, then ask the Dojo Administrator to unlock the grading
application form for you. Please DO NOT wait until the last minute. If you have problems
please contact CKF Secretary Neil Gendzwill.
Information on qualifications, requirements and fees is available at the grading info page.
Information on how to apply is available here.

Kendo

Examinations will be from 1-Kyu to 7-Dan. Written exams are required from
1-Dan to 5-Dan.
Examens de 1er-Kyu à 7e-Dan. Examens écrits de 1er-Dan à 5e-Dan. Kendo Written Exam / Examen Ecrit Kendo
The written exam deadline is the same as the registration deadline.
Le formulaire doit Ãªtre transmis avant la date limite d'inscription.

Iaido

Examinations will be from 1-Kyu to 5-Dan in the East and from 1-Kyu to 3-Dan in the West.
Written exams are required for all candidates.
Examens de 1er-Kyu ? 5e-Dan Ã¯Â¿Â½ l'est et de 1er-Kyu ? 3e-Dan Ã¯Â¿Â½ l'ouest.
Examens écrits de tous les candidats.Iaido Written Exam / Examen Ecrit Iaido
The written exam deadline is the same as the registration deadline.
Le formulaire doit Ãªtre transmis avant la date limite d'inscription.

Jodo

Examinations will be from 1-Kyu to 3-Dan in the East.
Written exams are required from 1-Dan to 3-Dan.
Examens de 1er-Kyu ? 3e-Dan Ã¯Â¿Â½ l'est. Examens écrits de 1er-Dan ? 3e-Dan. Jodo Written Exam / Examen Ecrit Jodo
The written exam deadline is the same as the registration deadline.
Le formulaire doit Ãªtre transmis avant la date limite d'inscription.

2017 Annual General Meeting

Updated August 14, 2017

The annual general meeting of the Canadian Kendo Federation was held in accordance with our By-Law at 6:30 PM on August 4, 2017, at the
Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites Conference Centre & Spa. 41 of 79 eligible member clubs were represented, 32 in person and 9 by proxy, thus meeting the required quorum of 1/3.

The president's report was presented by D'Orangeville-sensei. The financial report was presented by John Maissoneuve. Hyun-June Choi, Patrick Suen and Greg Clarke respectively presented the kendo, iaido and jodo development fund reports. Murao-sensei presented the
Team Canada report.

Kamata-sensei discussed CKF's bid to host the World Kendo Championships in Toronto in 2021. CKF is in competition with France and Hungary to host the tournament. The winning bid will
be announced at the 2018 WKC in Korea.

John Maissoneuve nominated the accounting firm of Stern Cohen to represent CKF over the next year. The nomination was unanimously approved.

An election was held to determine the board of directors. After the AGM concluded, the new BOD met and voted on the executive. Your new board of directors is:President: Christian D'OrangevilleVice-President, East: Hyun-June ChoiVice-President, West: Makiko AraSecretary: Neil GendzwillTreasurer: John MaissoneuveDirector: Pamela MorganDirector: David MoriDirector: Patrick SuenCongratulations to our two new directors, Makiko Ara and Pamela Morgan.

Detailed minutes of the meeting will be published at a later date.

Results of 19th Canadian National Kendo Championships

Posted August 14, 2017

The new two-day format for CNKC was considered by all to be a great success. Thanks to all of the shimpan and volunteers
who helped make the tournament a success, and thanks to all who made the trip to Markham to participate. Congratulations to
the medalists.

Vancouver Iaido Seminar

Posted June 29, 2017

A iaido seminar with Atsumi Hatakenaka sensei (kyoshi hachidan) will be held at SFU, Burnaby, BC from August 18-20. This will include a grading up to 3 dan. Grading details are below. For more details on the seminar, see the invitation letter.

Summer Exams / Examens d'Ã¯Â¿Â½tÃ¯Â¿Â½

Updated July 30, 2017

NOTE: jodo, iaido

Summer grading registration is open, please check the dates below. Remember to get proper authorization from your Sensei first, then ask the Dojo Administrator to unlock the grading application form for you. Please DO NOT wait until the last minute. If you have problems please contact CKF Secretary Neil Gendzwill. Information on qualifications, requirements and fees is available at the grading info page.
Information on how to apply is available here. Foreign candidates, please check the updated instructions

Iaido

Examinations will be from 1-Kyu to 3-Dan in the West. There is no exam currently scheduled for the East. Written exams are required from 1-Kyu to 3-Dan.Examens de 1er-Kyu ? 3e-Dan Ã¯Â¿Â½ l'ouest. Il n'y a pas l'examen dans l'est. Examens écrits de 1er-Kyu ? 3e-Dan.Iaido Written ExamThe written exam deadline is August 13.Le formulaire doit Ãªtre transmis avant le 13 aoÃ¯Â¿Â½t.

Kendo

Spring/summer exams have concluded for kendo. The next chance will be late November/early December.

Jodo

Examinations will be from 1-Kyu to 3-Dan in the West. There is no exam scheduled for the East. Written exams are required from 1-Dan to 3-Dan.Examens de 1er-Kyu ? 3e-Dan Ã¯Â¿Â½ l'ouest. Il n'y a pas l'examen dans l'est. Examens écrits de 1er-Dan ? 3e-Dan.Jodo Written Exam / Examen Ecrit JodoThe written exam deadline is the same as the registration deadline.Le formulaire doit Ãªtre transmis avant la date limite d'inscription.

19th Canadian National Kendo Championships

Posted March 3, 2017

The Canadian Kendo Federation (CKF) invites you to join us this August for the 19th Canadian National Kendo Championships to be held at the Pan Am Centre in Markham, Ontario.

The event will take place across two days, with expanded format to make a truly national tournament. Our goal is to provide an opportunity to learn, challenge yourself and reconnect with fellow kendoka from across the country. In doing so, we hope to promote Kendo across Canada and to strengthen the bonds of our community.

From coast to coast, this program will promote our martial art and make it worthy of the spirit of tolerance and sharing of Canadian kendo.

Date: August 5~6, 2017 Location: Markham Pan Am Centre, 16 Main St, Markham, ON L3R 2E5 Registration: All tournament participants must be registered by May 1, 2017. All participants must be either a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident, and in good standing with the CKF and its member clubs.

Guelph Seminar 2017

Posted February 24, 2017

The CKF International Spring Jodo and Iaido Seminar will be held over the May long weekend in Guelph. There will be a jodo grading for ikkyu through rokudan inclusive in conjunction with this seminar on May 21. See here for further details. The grading is now open for registration, details of the written exam will be published later. Grading registration instructions are here

NOTE: The registration process has changed for foreign candidates, please check the instructions.

President's New Years Message

Posted December 31, 2016

On behalf of the CKF Board of Directors, I hope that you and your family are enjoying a happy Holiday Season. I wish you all the best with your family, friends, work and of course budo practice for the upcoming year.

This past year we have held a successful Canadian National Iaido Championship and hosted the FIK Kendo Referee Seminar. There were a number of jodo, iaido and kendo seminars held that helped to raise the level of our members. This coming August we will hold the triannual National Kendo Championships.

The BOD has recently voted unanimously to support a bid to host the 2021 World Kendo Championships in Toronto. The bid committee will intially be headed by Kamata-sensei, who will nominate members of the committee. If you are interested in helping, please contact him. FIK will announce the short list of possible host countries in September 2017. The final choice will be announced at the 2018 WKC in Korea.

Here in Canada we enjoy a wonderful multi-cultural approach to budo, allowing us to not only develop ourselves but also understand others and create many long term friendships. May the New Year in 2017 bring you many chances to further support that spirit.

Grading Results 2016

Posted December 12, 2016

The grading results for all disciplines from 2016 are now publically available. In this PDF spreadsheet you will find all 340 CKF members who passed a grade in iaido, jodo or kendo anywhere in Canada in 2016. Congratulations to everyone for all your accomplishments!

Foreign Kendo Leaders' Seminar 2017

Posted December 12, 2016

If you are interested in attending the Foreign Kendo Leaders' Seminar, to be held July 21-28 2017 in Kitamoto, please apply directly to CKF President Christian D'Orangeville no later than January 31. Please include a short CV and letter of intent.

The details of the seminar are found in this letter from FIK. Please ignore the application instructions, if you are chosen CKF will apply for you.

2017 FIK Referee Seminar

Posted November 6, 2016

The FIK America Zone Kendo Referee Seminar 2017 will be hosted by AUSKF in Chicago, IL, USA. Registration is now closed.

Please find all the details in either the English invitation or the Japanese invitation.
Please note that although the invitation says to apply to FIK, we need to apply as a federation. See below for registration instructions.

Payment: The bento and party fees will be paid on the day of the seminar.

For applicants 5 dan and above, there will be a travel subsidy of 75% of the airfare, rounded down to the nearest $50.
Please submit a copy of your airfare receipt no later than January 6 to CKF Treasurer John Maisonneuve (maisonneuvej@canton.edu) in order to receive this subsidy.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any question.

Sincerely,

Christian D'Orangeville CKF President

AGM Minutes

Posted October 1, 2016

The CKF AGM was conducted electronically September 28-29. The minutes are available here.

Winter Exams / Examens d'hiver

Updated September 27, 2016

Winter grading registration is open, please check the dates below. Remember to get proper
authorization from your Sensei first, then ask the Dojo Administrator to unlock the grading
application form for you. Please DO NOT wait until the last minute. If you have problems
please contact CKF Secretary Neil Gendzwill.
Information on qualifications, requirements and fees is available at the grading info page.
Information on how to apply is available here.

Kendo

Examinations will be from 1-Kyu to 7-Dan. Written exams are required from
1-Dan to 5-Dan. Examens de 1er-Kyu ? 7e-Dan. Examens écrits de 1er-Dan ? 5e-Dan. Kendo Written Exam / Examen Ecrit Kendo
The written exam deadline is the same as the registration deadline.
Le formulaire doit Ãªtre transmis avant la date limite d'inscription.

Iaido

Examinations will be from 1-Kyu to 4-Dan in the East and from 1-Kyu to 3-Dan in the West.
Written exams are required for all candidates.
Examens de 1er-Kyu ? 4e-Dan Ã¯Â¿Â½ l'est et de 1er-Kyu ? 3e-Dan Ã¯Â¿Â½ l'ouest. Examens écrits de
tous les candidats.Iaido Written Exam / Examen Ecrit Iaido
The written exam deadline is the same as the registration deadline.
Le formulaire doit Ãªtre transmis avant la date limite d'inscription.

Jodo

Examinations will be from 1-Kyu to 3-Dan in the East.
There is no exam scheduled for the West. Written exams are required for all candidates.
Examens de 1er-Kyu ? 3e-Dan Ã¯Â¿Â½ l'est. Il n'y a pas l'examen dans l'ouest.
Examens écrits de tous les candidats.Jodo Written Exam / Examen Ecrit Jodo
The written exam deadline is the same as the registration deadline.
Le formulaire doit Ãªtre transmis avant la date limite d'inscription.

CKF Fall Jodo Seminar

Posted Sept 24, 2016

There will be a Jodo seminar held in Mississauga November 11-13 with Daniel Chabaud Sensei, Jodo 7th dan and Corinne Marie Dit Moisson Sensei, Jodo 7th dan. See here for details and registration information.

Edmonton Seminar

Posted Sept 17, 2016

There will be a Kendo and Iaido seminar held in Edmonton October 21-23 with Okusa-sensei. See here for details and registration information.

Kitamoto Seminar Report

CNIC Iaido Grading - Montreal

Updated August 9, 2016

Registration for the iaido exam to be held at the Canadian National Iaido Championships is now open. We apologize for the late notice.

Examinations will be from 1-Kyu to 5-Dan. Written exams are required for all candidates. Examens de 1er-Kyu ? 5e-Dan. Examens écrits de tous les candidats. Iaido Written Exam / Examen Ecrit Iaido The written exam deadline is the same as the registration deadline. Le formulaire doit Ãªtre transmis avant la date limite d'inscription.

Late summer jodo grading

Updated June 20, 2016

Registration is now open for the Western jodo grading as detailed below. A pre-grading seminar will be held on August 13 at 1 pm in the same location.

Jodo

Examinations will be from 1-Kyu to 2-Dan. Written exams are required from 1-Kyu to 2-Dan. Examens de 1er-Kyu ? 2e-Dan. Examens écrits de 1er-Kyu ? 2e-Dan. Jodo Written Exam The written exam deadline is the same as the registration deadline. Le formulaire doit Ãªtre transmis avant la date limite d'inscription.

Upcoming Events

Updated June 4, 2016

The Manitoba Kendo Club Annual Seminar will be held June 24 to 26, 2016. The instructors will be Dean Ara sensei from Renbu Dojo (main) and Ray Murao sensei from Steveston Kendo Club. Schedule is as follows:

Friday, June 24 from 7:30 to 9:30 at Japanese Cultural Association of MB(JCAM), 180 McPhillips St. Saturday, June 25 from 9:00 to 6:00 at Daniel McIntyre School, 720 Alverstone St., supper/party at 7:30 Sunday, June 26 from 9:00 to 11:30 at JCAM

Seminar registration fees are $60 for adults(18+) in bogu, $50 for Kids/Non-bogu, and include Saturday lunch. Hotel rooms will be blocked under Manitoba Kendo Club at Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Ave.

Seminars with Sueno-sensei, hanshi hachidan will be held in Saskatoon, Kelowna and Vancouver in July. Among Sueno-sensei's many accomplishments are the 1979 All-Japan Championship, WKC Team Champion and All-Japan Police Champion (individual and team). He will be in Saskatoon on July 9, Kelowna July 14 and Vancouver on July 17. Please contact Neil Gendzwill for further details.

Spring Exams / Examens de printemps

Updated June 17, 2016

Spring grading registration is open, please check the dates below. Remember to get proper authorization from your Sensei first, then ask the Dojo Administrator to unlock the grading application form for you. Please DO NOT wait until the last minute. If you have problems please contact CKF Secretary Neil Gendzwill. Information on qualifications, requirements and fees is available at the grading info page. Foreign candidates including from the USA, please see here.

May the New Year 2016 bring you a lot of great kendo events and numerous occasions of enjoying the "happy Canadian Kendo", understanding yourself and developing long term friendships through the way of the Sword.

Foreign Kendo Leaders' Seminar 2016

Posted December 20, 2015

If you are interested in attending the Foreign Kendo Leaders' Seminar, to be held July 22-26 2016 in Kitamoto, please apply directly to CKF President Christian D'Orangeville no later than January 16. Please include a short CV and letter of intent.

The details of the seminar are found in this letter from FIK. Please ignore the application instructions, if you are chosen CKF will apply for you.

Written Exams Winter 2015

Posted November 7, 2015

The written exams for the upcoming gradings are now available as follows:

FIK Referee Seminar Travel Subsidy

Posted November 1, 2015

CKF is pleased to announce a travel subsidy for the upcoming 2016 FIK Referee Seminar. For members 5 dan and higher, CKF will provide support for travel as follows: Under 200 km distance, no compensation 200+ km distance, $20/100km distance (rounded down) one-way 500+ km distance, $20/100km OR 75% of airfare rounded down to the nearest $50

For example, coming from Quebec City you could choose to drive and receive $160 (800 km one way, 8X$20). Flying depends on the rate but if you booked today it would be $250 ($363 X .75, rounded down). NOTE: ticket should be Air Canada Tango or Westjet Econo, CKF will adjust if a more expensive fare is selected.

To obtain a subsidy, please email Treasurer John Maisonneuve with either your city of residence (for driving subsidy) or your airline ticket receipt no later than January 16, 2016. He will have a cheque for you at the event.

Winter Exams / Examens d'hiver

Updated November 7, 2015

Winter grading registration is open, please check the dates below. Remember to get proper authorization from your Sensei first, then ask the Dojo Administrator to unlock the grading application form for you. Please DO NOT wait until the last minute. If you have problems please contact CKF Secretary Neil Gendzwill. Information on qualifications, requirements and fees is available at the grading info page. Foreign candidates including from the USA, please see here.

2016 FIK Referee Seminar

Posted October 11, 2015

The FIK America Zone Kendo Referee Seminar 2016 is now open for registration. It will be hosted by the CKF in Toronto, Ontario.

Place: Japanese Canadian Cultural Center, Toronto, Ontario Dates: January 30-31, 2016 Fees: bento 12$, banquet 50$ (paid on day of seminar, no fees for seminar itself) Rank: 4 Dan and above* Registration: Submit the registration form by November 24, 2015 *For members grading in November for 4 Dan and who would be interested in participating if they pass, please send us an email at ckfoffice@gmail.com to let us know before the 24th of November.

Instructions: please fill out the registration form and send it to ckfoffice@gmail.com addressed to Christian or AkanÃ¯Â¿Â½ D'Orangeville no later than November 24. Please write "FIK referee seminar registration" in the subject. It would be greatly appreciated if each club could send us one registration form for all their participating members.

Payment: The bento and party fees will be paid on the day of the seminar.

We would like to encourage all members who are 4 Dan and above to participate. It will be a great opportunity to learn from the senseis and each other, as well as exchange with international and national kendo friends.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any question.

Sincerely,

Christian D'Orangeville CKF President

2015 AGM Minutes

Posted October 11, 2015

The 2015 CKF Annual General Meeting was held electronically Sept 28-29. The minutes are available at this link.

Regards,

Neil Gendzwill CKF Secretary/VP West

Message to Canadian Kendo Community

Posted August 18th, 2015

On behalf of Team Canada, I would like to give my heartfelt "Thank You" to all CKF members across Canada, specifically to those that made their way to Tokyo, for all of your support throughout these past 2 years.

It was amazing to see and hear all of you cheering us on. The spirit and energy that came from all of you attending definitely made its way to our players as each them gave their all at the taikai.

Thank you again for all of your support and I hope that you will continue to support the CKF and future Team Canadas.

Sincerely, Ray Murao, Manager

International Budo University

Posted August 16th, 2015

We have received the annual registration letter for International Budo University. The course begins in August, 2016. If you are interested in IBU, please see the letter here.

FIK Doping Committee News

Posted July 24th, 2015

The FIK Anti-Doping Rules have been revised and the new ones have been put in effect since January 2015. The Anti-Doping Manual for Kenshi has also been revised accordingly. See the new rules on the FIK website.

12 anti-doping tests were conducted at the 16WKC in May (no blood tests-only urine tests) The outcome of the tests will be informed individually later on.

Western Jodo Exam

Posted June 23, 2015

Registration is open for the Western Jodo Exm, please check the details below. If you have problems please contact CKF Secretary Neil Gendzwill. Information on qualifications, requirements and fees is available at the grading info page. Foreign candidates including from the USA, please see here.

Jodo examinations will be from 1-Kyu to 3-Dan. Written exams are required for all levels. The written exam deadline is the same as the registration deadline.Jodo Written Exam

Manitoba Kendo Seminar

Posted April 12, 2015

The annual Manitoba Kendo Club Seminar will be held June 26-28. The instructors will be Dean Ara (nanadan, Renbu Kendo Club) and Ray Murao (nanadan, Steveston Kendo Club). Further details will be posted soon to the MKC website.

Guelph Spring Seminar

Posted April 1, 2015

The annual Guelph Spring Jodo and Iaido Seminar will be held May 16-18. For more details, see the Sei Do Kai website.

Spring Exams / Examens de printemps

Updated April 17, 2015

Spring grading registration is open, please check the dates below. Remember to get proper authorization from your Sensei first, then ask the Dojo Administrator to unlock the grading application form for you. Please DO NOT wait until the last minute. If you have problems please contact CKF Secretary Neil Gendzwill. Information on qualifications, requirements and fees is available at the grading info page. Foreign candidates including from the USA, please see here.

The purpose of the fund is to support the development of Iaido and Jodo in Canada. We encourage all dojo active in Iaido or Jodo (or both) to apply for funding. Applications are sent to the section chairs, the president of CKF, and the treasure and the application forms are available in the Iaido and Jodo sections (http://kendo-canada.com/iaido/ckf.html and http://kendo-canada.com/jodo/ckf.html).

The CKF development fund has been revised to fund Iaido and Jodo separately from Kendo.

Saskatoon Kendo Seminar: Grading Registration Open

Posted January 24, 2015

The annual Saskatoon Kendo Seminar will be held Feb 27 - Mar 1, 2015. The head instructor will be Daisuke Hayashi, from University of Victoria Kendo Club. Assisting will be Hyun-June Choi of Jungko and Akane D'Orangeville of McGill. The schedule includes seminar sessions Friday evening, Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon, as well as a tournament Saturday afternoon and grading Sunday morning. If you are interested in attending, contact Neil Gendzwill.

Registration for the grading is now open and will close on February 20. The grading is for kendo ikkyu through sandan inclusive. The written exam is available at the links below:Kendo Written Exam / Examen Ecrit Kendo

Posted January 15th, 2015

The CKF is proud to announce the establishment of a new Eastern Canada Iaido Grading to support our members in Quebec and the Maritimes.

The inaugural event will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Concordia University Loyola Campus, following the Montreal Iaido Seminar; which will include a judging workshop for 4-Dan and up.

Grading registration is now open. Please check the dates below. Remember to get proper authorization from your Sensei first, then ask the Dojo Administrator to unlock the grading application form for you. Please DO NOT wait until the last minute. Submission of a completed written exam is required for all candidates.

Posted January 9th, 2015

Based on the success of the participation in the Kaiseiki tournament in 2014 and the positive effect it had on the high school age Canadian kendoka, CKF Kendo Development Fund is looking into opportunities for women kendoka in 2015.

The event under consideration is a women only tournament, Otsuu Cup (ãŠé€šæ¯), held at Musashi-budokan in Mimasaka, Okayama, considered the birthplace of Miyamoto Musashi. It is held annually in October. The honourary head (kancho) of this dojo is Tahara sensei, who was the guest at the Canadian Masters last year and he would be happy to have team(s) from Canada participate.

At this time, the details of the logistics and the amount of support available from CKF have not been finalized, but we would like to get interested individuals/groups to contact us to gauge the level of interest and possible size of delegation. Preference will be given to those who are not currently Team Canada members.

The Divisions in the Tournament are:

Team (3 person teams) - Team Division Total Age 100 and under - Team Division Total Age 101 and up

Individual - 18~29 years old - 30~39 years old - 40~49 years old - 50~59 years old - 60 years old and above

This is a tournament that is new but growing rapidly in stature. In 2013, the 12th year it was held, 67 teams were entered in the under 100 category and 120 teams in the over 101 category with participation from all over Japan.

No Kitamoto Seminar in 2015

Posted December 28th, 2014

FIK has informed us that there will be no Foreign Kendo Leaders' Summer Seminar this coming year due to Japan hosting the World Kendo Championships.

Holiday message from the President

Posted December 24th, 2014

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In a few days, as all of us "membres de la FÃ¯Â¿Â½dÃ¯Â¿Â½ration Canadienne de Kendo et des Arts AssociÃ¯Â¿Â½s" across the country will gather with family and friends to celebrate various events. I would like to wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year 2015.

This is always a hopeful time as we celebrate the end of a year and the beginning of another. Every year that passes remind us we are also temporary and impermanent. This delicate thought helps us redefine our life objectives and confirm our dreams. Knowing we are not eternal allows us to start again on our life long path of challenges, letting go of trivial conflicts. This also applies for our kendo life.

2015 will be a challenging year for our national kendo team as they will be representing us in Tokyo. I wish all of them great success and an eternal ippon, resulting from their constant and sincere hard work of "shugyÃ¯Â¿Â½" of Kendo.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our strong army of volunteers behind the scenes, giving their time to the Federation. They are the pillars of our regular activities, gradings, tournaments, seminars and trainings, and they are the reason we can maintain our century old canadian kendo traditions.

To our volunteers, our CKF board directors, our teachers, our kendo, iaido and jodo members as well as their families, I wish all of you wonderful holidays and a happy new year !

Bonne et heureuse annÃ¯Â¿Â½e Ã¯Â¿Â½ tous!

Below is artwork celebrating the Year of the Goat, by Stephen Cruise. Cruise-sensei instructs iaido and kendo at Etobicoke Olympium.

CKF National Grading Nov. 30th/JCCC, Kobayashi Hall , Toronto

Posted December 24th, 2014

The CKF National grading was successful. Everything went smoothly.

All candidates from 1-5 dan passed the written Exam test. Some one needed one or two rewrites. For the jitsugi test, most candidates performed with the intention of showing a "shinai of sincerity". About the Bokuto (ikkyu) and Nihon Kata tests, all candidates understand the importance of a regular dojo practice.

All twelve judges were concentrated to follow the "Criteria for Dan Grading" written by Kamata sensei. These criteria are mostly some Japanese budo concepts (with an English translation) Avoiding some aspects of the western phraseology, these criteria will be a good tool to improve judging skills. All CKF grading panel judges from the West Coast to the Maritimes will have to study the deep meaning of these martial arts concepts. Certainly the Written Exam Committe will use some of those concepts as questions for the highest grade examination next year.

We'd like to thank all members of the community who have contributed their time and effort to make this examination possible and look forward to future initiatives to help grow the arts of Kendo, Iaido, and Jodo throughout Canada.

Kendo Grading Criteria

Updated December 1, 2014

Kamata-sensei has provided a set of criteria for kendo gradings. These are some topics judges consider when evaluating candidates at various dan. Please note one error in the English translation, kata requirement for shodan is tachi 1-3. Also please note that this document may not display correctly in your browser. Please right-click and select "save as", then view with Adobe Reader or other dedicated PDF viewer. See Kendo Grading Criteria

Posted November 2nd, 2014

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FIK has sent an invitation letter for the annual FIK American Zone Kendo Referee Seminar which will be held in Las Vegas January 24-25, 2015. The invitation letter is available in English or Japanese and contains the hotel information.

Candidates should complete this form and submit it by email to Ms Akane d'Orangeville. The form provides space to indicate name, rank, whether you wish bento on either day plus whether you wish to attend the welcome party on Saturday. More than one applicant can be on the form. NOTE: applicants are preferred to be 5 dan or higher, although 4 dan applicants will be accepted.

Please note: the final internal deadline for the CKF to receive your application is Saturday November 15th.

Also, please find below additional information sent by the AUSKF concerning hotel reservation and the Saturday night dinner: In order to book reservations please have your guests contact our reservation specialists at 800-634-3454. Please advise your guests to state they are booking with the ALL UNITED STATES KENDO FEDERATION group code GSKENDO to assure they receive the group rate. Alternately, use the online reservation link. Please be advised that the last date for these rates is: 01/05/2015.

Posted November 2nd, 2014

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Submit your best pictures of Kendo, Iaido or Jodo! We are launching a photo contest where anyone can share their images of people, places, things, events, and anything related to these three arts. From now until Dec 15, 2014, you can send us your images from across the world. The photos can be from any time, and not restricted to pictures taken during the contest period.

This is open to anyone worldwide!

The photos entered will be uploaded to a photo album under Canadian Kendo Federation's Facebook Page, and everyone will be invited to vote by "like".

We will select between 6 to 12 top pictures and create a 2015 calendar that will be available for sale, with the proceeds going to support Team Canada in the 16th World Kendo Championships.

The winners, whose pictures have been chosen for the calendar will receive a free copy of the calendar. The calendar will contain important kendo events around the world. If they are current Canadian Kendo Federation members, 2015 membership will be renewed.

The winner with the most votes - Ã¯Â¿Â½likesÃ¯Â¿Â½ - will receive one Level 1 ticket to Day 3 (May 31, 2015) of the 16th World Kendo Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

One randomly chosen entrant will also receive one Level 1 ticket to Day 3 (May 31, 2015) of the 16th World Kendo Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

Submission

Web Entry Version All entries must be submitted electronically as .jpg files by e-mail to hjchoi@kendo-canada.com. Digital files should be at least 1,000 pixels wide for a horizontal image or 1,000 pixels tall for a vertical image at 72 dpi.

Print VersionEntrants must be able to provide a high-resolution version of each photo that they submit (uncompressed TIFF or maximum quality JPEG, Grayscale or Colour (RGB), minimum 1600 pixels on the longest side). For photographs that are selected for print, the high-resolution version of the photograph will be required for printing.

Copyright Notice With regard to any photograph submitted to this Contest, the owner of the photo's copyright retains all copyright.

By submitting any photograph to the Contest, you grant (or warrant that the owner of such materials expressly grants) CKF a world-wide, royalty-free, irrevocable and non-exclusive right and license to use, copy, transmit, communicate, publicly display and perform, distribute and create compilations and derivative works or merchandise from any such submitted photograph to promote the Contest. You represent and warrant that you have the right to grant the license set out above.

By submitting a photo to the contest, the entrant hereby grants the Canadian Kendo Federation (CKF) the right to use photos submitted to the contest (a) on the CKF website, print media, to promote CKF via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media outlets; and and future CKF materials.

By submitting a photo to the contest, the entrant also hereby grants to CKF non-exclusive, perpetual right and licence to reproduce, publish and distribute, and to authorize the reproduction, publication and distribution of the photos, in print, and in all electronic forms and media. CKF reserves the non-exclusive right to publish any entry and/or use any entry in its material during or after the Contest without further compensation to the entrants.

Deadline Contest closes on December 15, 2014. All photographic entries must be sent by December 15, 2014 local time.

Prizes Winners whose pictures have been chosen for print will receive a copy of the calendar.

The winner with the most votes - Ã¯Â¿Â½likesÃ¯Â¿Â½ - will receive one Level 1 ticket to Day 3 (May 31, 2015) of the 16th World Kendo Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

One randomly chosen entrant will also receive one Level 1 ticket to Day 3 (May 31, 2015) of the 16th World Kendo Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

If the winners whose pictures have been chosen for print is a current Canadian Kendo Federation member, 2015 membership will be renewed at no cost.

Prizes are not transferable; no prize substitutions or equivalents are permitted, except by the CKF at its sole discretion. In all cases, CKF reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value for any of the Contest Prizes.

Winter Exams / Examens d'hiver

Updated October 16, 2014

Winter grading registration is open, please check the dates below. Remember to get proper authorization from your Sensei first, then ask the Dojo Administrator to unlock the grading application form for you. Please DO NOT wait until the last minute. If you have problems please contact CKF Secretary Neil Gendzwill. Information on qualifications, requirements and fees is available at the grading info page. Foreign candidates including from the USA, please see here.

Kitamoto Seminar Reports

Posted August 30, 2014

Every year, CKF sends delegate to attend the Foreign Leaders Kendo Seminar in Kitamoto, Japan. This is a wonderfulopportunity for development of your kendo as an instructor. We are now compiling reports from people who have attendedso that others may learn about their experience. The first reports are from Hyun-June Choi from 2013 and Mike Arai from 2014. Enjoy!

Posted August 4, 2014

Board of Directors Decisions

Posted July 25, 2014

On June 27, meetings were held with both the old and new board of directors. Most of the discussion pertained to routine business, however the membership should be aware of the following decisions:

Okusa-sensei will remain as Canada's FIK director until the end of the upcoming WKC - Okusa-sensei will resign at that time - D'Orangeville-sensei will assume the directorship by default unless the BOD appoints a proxy (FIK rule)

A motion was passed making the past president advisor to the board for one term. The past president is invitedto all BOD meetings but is not entitled to vote. First such advisor will be Okusa-sensei.

Motions were passed establishing standing committees for iaido, jodo and history. The iaido and jodo committees will consist of at minimum one board member and the respective national chief examiner. The history committee will consist of at minimum one board member and the president. - board member for iaido will be Patrick Suen - board member for jodo will be Eric Tribe

2014 AGM Minutes

Posted July 24, 2014

Team Canada Preliminary Selections

Posted July 24, 2014

The TC coaches have made their decisions as to the preliminary team.The current list has 10 men and 9 ladies. The final team list (which willbe decided at the end of the year) will consist of 8 men and 8 ladies.

Okusa-sensei will serve as advisor to the board until the next election in 2017. The contact information has been updated elsewhere on the website. Please don't hesitate to contact your board members directly with any concerns.

Messages from Past President Hiro Okusa

Posted July 6, 2014

National Championships

The 18th CNKC has successfully concluded including junior, mudansha, ladies, mens and team categories. We also had the first-ever East-West Masters Shiai and various demonstrations, including a Taiko performance. The taikai was extremely well organized and also exceeded our financial targets.

Thank you to the organizing committee for all your hard efforts and it's chief, Mr. Thu-Nhon.

Thank you for your support

Dear CKF members & practitioners;

I hope this message finds you well.

As you know, we have done various events including the CNKC, which successfully happened in Montreal. After the AGM election, we have a new director and three retired directors, including myself.

Eduardo and Junko, thank you for your support to CKF in the past several years. Eduardo's dedication has certainly changed the administration of the CKF. Patrick is the new director, whose ability the board can rely on. John and Neil will continually serve CKF; I really appreciate their dedication -- without them CKF would not function.

I have served over 5 years since the 16th WKC in Brazil. I hope I had some contribution for CKF during my presidency. It was an unclear path when I took over -- I believe there is now a more visible & clear path forward. I am sure the CKF will move into a fresh direction under the new President d'Orangeville sensei's leadership. His tireless & undying passion for kendo will be warmly accepted by all CKF members and the broader community.

I will continue being a FIK director for CKF until the end of Tokyo WKC in 2015. Thank you for your support and encouragement for the past few years. I have learned and enjoyed working alongside such dedicated volunteers -- it was my pleasure serving the CKF.

Yours truly, H. Okusa

Canadian National Kendo Championships

Posted March 23, 2014

The Canadian National Kendo Championships will be held the last weekend in June in Montreal. The schedule is as follows: Fri, June 27 7 pm - 9 pm: CKF Annual General Meeting, Leacock Building, McGill University Fri, June 27 7 pm - 9 pm: Free practice, McGill Sports Centre Sat, June 28 8 am - 6 pm: 17th Canadian National Kendo Championship, McGill Sports Centre Sat, June 28 8 pm: Banquet, place TBD Sun, June 29 TBD: Team Canada practice

Please note that to participate in the tournament in either individual or team competition, you must be either a Canadian Citizen or a Permanent Resident (Landed Immigrant). Registration instructions are available in both English and French.

The recommended hotel is Novotel Montreal Centre. Please call (514) 861-6000 or e-mail them directly and ask for the Canadian Kendo Federation or FÃ¯Â¿Â½dÃ¯Â¿Â½ration canadienne de kendo rate. Rooms are limited, please reserve soon.

Board of Directors Election

Posted March 23, 2014

Details about the AGM that will be held in conjunction with the Canadian National Kendo Championships will be coming later. However, one of the key items on the agenda will be the election of the new board of directors. According to our new by-law, all members of the board of directors are elected every three years. This means that any current members who wish to continue must resign their position and offer themselves as candidates in the upcoming election to be held at the AGM.

If you are interested in serving on the board of directors, please submit your candidate information to CKF Secretary Neil Gendzwill no later than May 30. This information should contain a short biography and also a paragraph or two making the case for your candidacy. This information will be posted on the CKF website so that the members can be informed in advance of who they will be voting for. No late entrants will be allowed. Candidates are strongly encouraged to attend the AGM, where they will be expected to make a short speech to the members.

Kaiseiki Tournament Delegation

Posted February 6, 2014

The Canadian Kendo Federation and its Kendo Development Fund is excited to announce the team that will represent Canadian high school kendoka at the 43rd Kaiseiki National High School Kendo Tournament (ç¬¬43å›žé­æ˜Ÿæ——äº‰å¥ªå…¨å›½é«˜æ ¡å‹æŠœå‰£é“å¤§ä¼š) to be held at the Akita Prefectural Budokan in Akita, Japan from March 29~31.

Please join us in wishing the team the best at this high calibre event where 4000 high school kendoka from 200 high schools across Japan will be participating. We hope this will help motivate and raise the level of our younger kendoka, and CKF will continue to look to create more of these opportunities.

CKF would like to thank Shigetaka Kamata sensei and the Akita Kendo Federation, whose generous support has made this possible.

New Year's message from the President

Posted January 15, 2014

Happy new year to all CKF members and practitioners! I hope 2014 brings happiness and success to you all!

I would like to speak briefly on the topic of memberships. We gained 258 new members in 2013. As of December we have a total of 1568 registered members but only 55% of those have paid their fees. By discipline, jodo members are the most likely to be current with their fees at 65%, and kendo members the least at 52.5%.

Membership fees are essential to the operation of CKF, so please make sure your fees are current for 2014. Dojo administrators, please clean up old accounts so that our statistics are accurate.

We will have the Canadian National Kendo Championship Saturday, June 28 at McGill University in Montreal. There will be Team Canada training and an opportunity for godo keiko with Team prospects on Sunday, June 29. In association with the championships, we will hold our Annual General Meeting on the evening of June 27. For 2014, it will be in person and include the election of the new Board of Directors. More information will be coming from the Secretary regarding this important meeting. Please take note and book that into your calendars as June approaches. As reference, attached are the minutes for the 2013 CKF AGM which was held electronically.

In 2013, we also had a very successful first Canadian National Iaido Championship from August 31 - September 1. Two Iaido sensei came to join us from Japan and it was a very successful few days. From now on, this championship will be held at different cities every three years in the same way as the Kendo championship.

Team Canada has launched activities for the 16th WKC in Tokyo. In 2013, they have finished evaluations held in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. The new Team Manager is Ray Murao, with returning coaches Matthew Raymond and Daisuke Hayashi.

CKF is going to send five high school practitioners, managed by Shigemitsu Kamata, to Kaiseiki Taikai. This event will be held in Akita, Japan from March 28-31, 2014. Funding for this project will be split between a private donor, the CKF development fund and the players themselves. I am expecting this experience to stimulate the younger generation of kendo players and help to move our Team Canada development program forward for the future.

Happy New Year - What's New

Posted January 1, 2014

The CKF online system is back, please login to regularize your membership fees. Updates to the CKF Membership pages are listed here: ENGLISH and FRENCH

FIK Referee Seminar: Further Details

Posted December 29, 2013

The invitation to the 2014 America Zone FIK Referee seminar is now available in both English and Japanese.

The application form is also available. Canadian attendees please submit directly to Okusa-sensei by January 24. All other applicants submit to FIK as per the instructions in the invitation. Canadian attendees 5 dan and up are eligible for a travel subsidy from CKF, either $100 (Sask and West) or $200 (Manitoba and East).

2014 FIK Referee Seminar

Posted December 10, 2013

The 2014 FIK America Zone Referee Seminar will be held February 22-23, 2014 in Burnaby BC. Bookmark this page for further details as they become available.

Kitamoto Foreign Leaders Kendo Camp

Posted November 28, 2013

The 2014 Kitamoto camp will be held starting July 25. Each dojo who has interested applicants should fill out this form with the applicants information and send it to CKF President Okusa-sensei. More information is available in this document.

Special IBU Kendo Course

Posted November 28, 2013

If you are interested in a special kendo course to be held in April 2014 at International Budo University in Japan, please contact CKF President Okusa-sensei. Limited information is available in this document.

How to apply for Exams

Posted October 30, 2013

See the forms page for instructions on applying to grade, including for US and other foreign candidates.

Fall Kendo Exams

Posted October 20, 2013

Fall Kendo grading is open, please check the dates below and remember to get proper authorization from your Sensei first, then ask the Dojo Administrator to unlock for you the grading application form. Also, same reminder as usual, please DO NOT wait until the last minute, if you have problems accessing your profile online please contact support@kendo-canada.com

UVIC KENDO CLUB TED DAVIS MEMORIAL SEMINAR

July 22, 2013

The UVIC KENDO CLUB invites you to a seminar on Ã¯Â¿Â½Making Winning PossibleÃ¯Â¿Â½ and Shinpaning with Hayashi Kunio Sensei, kendo hanshi 8th dan. Hayashi sensei is currently a professor in the Department of Sport Science at Chukyo University in Nagoya and a Permanent Director of the All Japan Kendo Federation. He is also the Head Director of Training for Japan's Under 25 Kendo Team and was the Head Manager of the Japan's Team at the 1st Women's World Kendo Championship.

Criteria for Team Canada

July 11, 2013

Canadian Iaido Championship

Posted July 12,2013

It is our pleasure to announce the First Canadian Iaido Championship, to be held on August 31, 2013. There will be a seminar before and after the tournament with special delegation from the All Japan Kendo Federation:

Chihiro Kishimoto (Hanshi 8 Dan) Atsumi Hatakenaka (Kyoshi 8 Dan)

All members of the International Kendo Federation are cordially invited to participate in a 1 day tournament will be held on August 31st, and in the 2-day seminar (Aug 30, Sep 1) focusing on the principles of competition in Iaido.

Summer Gradings Completed

Posted June 17, 2013

Dear CKF members and practitioners;

We have now completed all of the 2013 summer grading for kendo, iaido and jodo. I really appreciate the support of those who have dedicated enormous amounts of time towards organizing and running gradings. For those of you who were successful, certificates will be issued by August. For those who failed, you should prepare for the upcoming winter grading which will be held at the end of November or beginning of December. I myself have failed many gradings, but I have never given up. It is a lifelong commitment, so never rush. Take your time and you will be successful in the end.

Spring exam information

Posted May 7, 2013

Foreign Kendo Leaders Summer Camp

Posted May 7, 2013

The delegates to the summer camp in Kitamoto have been chosen. They are: Hyun-June Choi, Jungko Sungsoo You, McGill

Kendo Team Canada 2015 - Coaches

Posted May 7, 2013

The CKF board of directors is pleased to announce that the management and coaching staff for Team Canada has been selected. Each of these positions represents a huge commitment in time and effort towards Team Canada. Please join us in giving these people our thanks and support as they prepare for the upcoming 16th World Kendo Championships, to he held in Tokyo in 2015. The selection process for player positions will be published later.

Kendo Grading Change

Posted March 29, 2013

Dear Members:

The CKF is changing the structure of incoming Kendo grading events. Starting in the winter 2013, it will be mandatory, for those applicants grading for 1st Kyu, to perform the Bokuto ni yoru Kendo kihon waza keiko ho which consists of 9 katas that differ from the regular katas by using techniques that can be applied in keiko or shiai practice.

Most Dojos have been already informed and steps towards providing adequate training have been implemented.

Final by-laws, French policies

Posted February 7, 2013

The final version of the new by-laws is coming soon. Thanks again to all who contributed to the effort to make this happen

A couple of policies have been translated into French: coming soon

Saskatoon Kendo Exam

Posted February 6, 2013

There will be a grading for kendo ikkyu through sandan inclusive held as part of the 24th Annual Saskatoon Kendo Seminar. The grading is to be held March 3 at the Saskatoon YMCA starting at 9 am. Registration is now open with a deadline of February 24. The same deadline applies for the written exam. The exam is the same as used for the fall gradings, available in English or French. If you have trouble opening the links, try right-click and save as, they are Word documents and may not open automatically depending on your browser. Send your completed examinations by email to kendonationalwrittenexam@kendo-canada.com

Welland Iaido Clinic

Posted February 4, 2013

The Hayakawa Kendo/Iaido Club are pleased to announce this year's Welland Iaido Clinic on Saturday, March 16, 2013. See poster for more details.

Team Canada Officials for WKC 2015

Posted January 14, 2013

The CKF is looking for people to fulfill the following roles in supporting the teams through the preparation period and into the 2015 WKC:

If you are interested in any of these positions, inquire and apply to the CKF President, Hiro Okusa sensei (hokusa@kendo-canada.com) by January 31, 2013. Please include a resume detailing your coaching/managing experience.

New Year's message from the President

Posted January 6, 2013

A Happy New Year - May this be a prosperous 2013 for all!

Looking back on 2012, one of the most important issues for all members has been the new by-law. Thank you all for your support - the new by-law was passed recently in November 2012. I would like to clarify the terminology: under the new by-law, "member" means a club and "practitioner" means an individual. Both clubs and individuals pay CKF fees as in the past.

I would like to emphasize that practitioners are covered under CKF Liability Insurance only if their "practitioner fee" is paid. So if you do not pay it annually, you are not covered with the insurance. I recommend all practitioners pay their dues by the end of January and a dojo sensei or administrator makes sure that both the club member dues and all practitioner dues are paid up.

Team Canada trained and worked very hard during 2012 for the world championships in Novara, Italy. A big thank you for all the volunteers who helped on the management and administration of this great team including Dave Mori, Matthew Raymond, and Daisuke Hayashi senseis.

Iaido is planning the first Canadian National Iaido Championship (CNIC) with the support of International Kendo Federation (FIK). The CNIC is tentatively scheduled to take place in the Fall season. I anticipate this event will bring Canadian Iaido students together from all over the nation and thus become a very important gathering. Both Ohmi and Cruise Sensei have graciously accepted the responsibility to organize this event for Toronto in Fall 2013.

On a congratulatory note, the honourable shogo Hanshi has been awarded to Morito Tsumura sensei in 2012. This is the very first shogo Hanshi issued by CKF in its history, for Tsumura-sensei's extraordinary work both past and present.

Also Kyoshi have been issued for Kendo to senseis d'Orangeville, Ma, Shiono, and myself at the same time. Additionally, Ohmi-sensei was granted Kyoshi shogo in Iaido. I really appreciate these sensei's effort to promote our arts in the past and present.

I'd like to thank all the volunteers who have been putting a tremendous amount of effort in CKF's daily activities.

Mr. John Maisonneuve , treasurer, has been managing CKF's account for over three years. I hope everyone recognizes how quickly payments are processed these days compared to the past. He makes financial matters very clear, a very difficult and important task.

Our secretary, Mr. Neil Gendzwill, has worked very hard for the newly introduced by-law and still works around the clock to push other matters forward.

Mr.Eduardo Cigliutti, handles memberships and acts as the head of IT, has worked diligently to connect our general members and the administration.

We also thank Mrs. Eriko Taguchi and Mr. David Chiu has been has taken on the responsibility of organizing and sending certificates for both summer and winter examinations over the past three years. I would also like to emphasize that the daily activities of the CKF could not have been accomplished without all the volunteers, including many others who I have not mentioned in this message. Without your help, we would not be here today, so thank you very much.

Regards, Hiro Okusa, CKF President

New Year's message from Kamata-sensei

Posted January 6, 2013

This coming year I wish all of you good health and happiness.

I would like us to work at increasing our children membership this year, so we can have a bigger children's Kendo tournament and grow CKF for the future.

Truly yours, Shane Kamata, National Chief Examiner

New Year's message from Taylor-sensei

Posted January 6, 2012

To all those in the jodo section, my very best wishes for a successful and happy new year. In the past year and a bit we have expanded the section to the very edge of the Pacific through the efforts of Thomas Groendal who will continue to guide jodo in that region along with David Williams and Alex Cook. To our other leaders in the more Easterly direction I would also like to say thanks for your continuing work to promote the art and train your students.

As most of you know I have returned recently from a trip south to Uruguay where I presented a jodo seminar at the Latin American kendo and iaido championships. Jodo is present in South America with students in Chile and Brazil and now Montevideo Uruguay. To any of our senior members heading south, please get in touch so we can see if we can arrange some jodo (or iaido or kendo) training with the folks in South America. They will appreciate the opportunity and it will be a good chance to strengthen our friendships.

On the home front I would like us all to consider ways to increase the membership through local demonstrations, participation in social media and through outside advertising. For this last initiative I would ask that we all touch base with Eric Tribe so that we can coordinate our efforts. There is a lot that we can do to raise the profile of jodo (and the other arts) and we should do so as we come out of this most recent recession.

Regards, Kim Taylor, Jodo Chief Examiner

Policy Changes

Posted January 6, 2013

The board of directors has approved a revised grading policy. This policy is available in English here and will be translated into French soon.

The policy brings CKF kendo grading standards into line with international standards. Effective this year, candidates for ikkyu will no longer be required to demonstrate kata, instead they will be required to demonstrate the Kendo Kihonwaza Keiko Ho. Kata requirements for all other ranks are moved up one dan, so now shodan candidates do tachi 1-3 and the first dan requiring kodachi kata is yondan.

Technical requirements for iaido and jodo are unchanged. However the policy does formalize the requirement for written exams for all arts, and also formalizes the requirements for shogo.

The policy includes a section on registering foreign dan or shogo. CKF recognizes dan or shogo from any FIK country. There is a $50 fee to register a dan or shogo obtained outside Canada.

Finally, as discussed at the by-law meeting, a policy has been set to cover the payment of back dues. That policy is available here and will be translated into French soon.

Regards, Neil Gendzwill, CKF Secretary

FIK North America Zone Referee Seminar

Updated January 14, 2013

This year's FIK referee seminar will be held March 9-10 in Washington, DC. If you are planning on attending, please apply using this form to both Okusa-sensei and myself by January 26. I apologize for the short notice. For anyone 5 dan and up, travel assistance is available from CKF in the amount of $200 from those traveling from Western Canada (Manitoba and West) and $100 for those travelling from Eastern Canada (Ontario and East). For more information, see the invitation in English or Japanese.

Regards, Neil Gendzwill, CKF Secretary

Nikkei Image Articles

Posted January 6, 2013

An article documenting kendo history in Canada was recently published by the Japanese Canadian National Museum & Cultural Centre. This is our second publication of this kind by CKF. We will continue to publish kendo history in Canada. Thank you for your continuous support.

Foreign Kendo Leaders Summer Camp

Posted December 9, 2012

CKF is accepting applications to attend the Foreign Kendo Leaders Summer Camp in 2013. If you are interested in applying, please fill out the application form and send a copy to both Okusa-sensei and myself. The deadline for application to CKF is January 31, 2013. Details of the camp can be found here.

Regards, Neil Gendzwill, CKF Secretary

By-law Meeting Results

Posted November 27, 2012

The new by-laws were approved at the special meeting of the CKF on November 24. These by-laws will serve as the back bone of the CKF organization for quite some time to come. CKF will keep working on improving our activities and promotion of kendo, iaido and jodo. Thank you for your continuing support.

A special meeting of the CKF was held on Saturday, November 24 to debate and vote on the new by-laws for the Federation and associated Articles of Continuance. Adoption of new by-laws requires a Special Resolution of the CKF. Quorum required is at least 50% of members, and the motion must pass by 2/3 majority. Quorum was easily met with 50 out of 70 total clubs represented either in person or by proxy. Thanks to all the club representatives who attended the meeting, which started late after a long day at the JCCC tournament. I appreciate everyone's help in moving this important issue forward.

The four motions to amend the draft by-laws were presented and debated, then voted upon. After the results of that vote were tallied and presented to the attendees, the vote on the main motion to adopt the Special Resolution was held. Motions 1 and 2 were defeated by a large majority, motions 3 and 4 were passed also by a large majority. The Special Resolution was nearly unanimously approved, meeting the necessary 2/3 majority not just of those attending, but of all clubs. Therefore it is a clear mandate to continue with the process of putting these by-laws in place. Our lawyer, Ryan Prendergast, will proceed with the necessary work.

The CKF board of directors thanks Ryan and former CKF Secretary Wakabayashi-sensei for all their hard work in preparing the documents. We also thank Sandra Jorgenson, who prepared the original draft.

Fall Gradings: Updated Nov 27

Posted October 18, 2012

There will be gradings held for the fall as follows: Atlantic Kendo Grading: Nov 18, Halifax, NS (up to 1 dan only) Eastern Kendo Grading: Nov 25, Etobicoke Olympium, ON Eastern Iaido and Jodo Grading: Dec 1, Etobicoke Olympium, ON Western Kendo and Iaido Grading: Dec 1, Steveston Dojo, Richmond BC There will be no jodo grading in the West this fall. Registration is now open for all exams. Application and written exam deadlines are as follows (please note revised deadlines): Atlantic Grading: closed Eastern Grading (kendo): closed Eastern Grading (iaido and jodo): closed Western Grading (all disciplines): closed NOTE: please do not use old written exams. All exams are now available.Kendo EnglishKendo FrenchIaido EnglishIaido FrenchJodo EnglishJodo French

Meishinkan Kendo Dojo Members Visit to Canada

Posted September 15, 2012

Dear Senseis and fellow kendoka:

I am pleased to announce that 4 Senseis from Meishinkan Kendo Dojo (located in Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan) will be visiting the Etobicoke Kendo Club on October 7 and October 10, 2012, to join our regular practice. We would like to invite you to join our practice and help our guests feel welcome to Canada. The 4 visitors are as follows:

Edmonton Kendo Club 10th Anniversary Seminar

Posted September 13, 2012

The Edmonton Kendo Club will be celebrating its 10th anniversary the weekend of Feb 21-23. Guest sensei are Hiro Okusa from SFU and Christian D'Orangeville from McGill. For more information please see the invitation.

UVIC Kendo Club TED DAVIS Memorial Seminar

Posted September 4, 2012

The 2012 Ted Davis Memorial Seminar will be a one day event held on Saturday September 15th from 10 am to approximately 2pm. Hamaguchi sensei (8th dan) will once again lead the seminar with the focus on kendo shiai. He will be accompanied by 30 kendo players, seven of whom have 7th dan.

15th WKC - President's Message

Posted August 28, 2012

Dear members of the Canadian Kendo community,

I would like to first apologize for this belated message and express my gratitude to all of you, members of the Canadian Kendo Federation, for your continuous support. I had the chance to go to the 15th World Kendo Championships in Novara, Italy, as the leader of the Canadian delegation to accompany Team Canada. A total of fourteen players, two prospects and two official shinpans participated to the international event.

Team Canada members, both men and women, have trained very hard for the past years to represent our country on the international scene. They have given a lot to our community by being an inspiration to future generations of kendo players. On behalf of the CKF, I would like to thank the team members as well as the manager, M. David Mori, and the two coaches, Mr. Matthew Raymond and Mr. Daisuke Hayashi, for their dedication and all their sacrifices.

I would also like to thank all supporters, especially the Fundraising Team for the great result in helping our team.

We will soon proceed to the planning of the next World Kendo Championships in Tokyo, 2015. Your continuous support will allow us, once again, to send a brilliant team to fight amongst the best of international kendo.

Mu Mon Kai 2012 Iaido Taikai

Posted August 7, 2012

Mu Mon Kai, in conjunction with the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto, are proud to introduce the 1st Mu Mon Kai Iaido Open Taikai. The team that brought you the '08, '09, '11 Ontario Iaido Opens and the '10 Canadian Iaido Open will be raising the bar this year, producing the most authentic Iaido taikai experience outside Japan.

Participants can look forward to a full day of Iaido competition, Koryu demonstrations, and vendors available for equipment purchase. 4 Dan and up may also be asked to referee some of the lower rank matches. A referee seminar (4 Dan+ only) will be held on Friday night (Sept 14) at the JCCC from 9:15pm to 10:45pm.

This event will be used as preparation for a Canadian National Iaido Taikai coming in the near future. See http://mmkiaidotaikai.blogspot.ca/ for more information. Discovery, Empowerment, Fellowship

Etobicoke Olympium Kendo Iaido Club?s 31st Anniversary

Posted July 30, 2012

In celebration, they have organized an Open Seminar for all Kendo & Iaido members. Three Senseis have been invited from the Keishicho (Tokyo Police Force); Tomoharu Ito Sensei (Kendo & Iaido 8 Dan), Fuminori Kodama Sensei, and Masanobu Hirose Sensei. The seminar will be led by the three senseis and will consist of Kendo and Iaido.

Board of Directors Report

Posted July 5, 2012

The Board of Directors held a meeting in Toronto on June 9th where several decisions were made that CKF members should be aware of.

Tadashi Wakabayashi resigned from his positions as Director and CKF Secretary. The board accepted his resignation and thanked him for his service to CKF.

Neil Gendzwill was nominated and approved as the new CKF Secretary. He will also continue in his function as Grading Secretary, responsible for overseeing the organization and recording of gradings.

Eduardo Cigliutti was nominated and approved as interim Director. His position will be up for vote at the next Annual General Meeting. Additionally, Mr. Cigliutti accepted the position of Membership Secretary, responsible for maintaining the membership list.

The Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act is changing. The CKF has until 2014 to comply with the revised act by submitting articles of continuance and filing new by-laws. The board has been at work on this project for many months. Ryan Prendergast, member of York University Kendo Club and a lawyer who specializes in this kind of law, assisted us in drawing up the documents in accordance with the upcoming changes to the law. The board thanked Prof. Wakabayashi and Mr. Prendergast for all their hard work in preparing the articles of continuance and new by-law.

The board approved draft versions of the articles of continuance and new by-law. However, these documents must also be approved by the membership. There will be a special meeting for this purpose held later this year, as our normal practice of discussing such things at national championships will not allow sufficient time to meet the 2014 deadline. Notice of the meeting together with the the draft documents will be distributed at a later date.

The board also discussed the problems related to the collection of fees for both individuals and clubs. Various solutions to the problem were discussed but no resolution was made. The board wishes to remind the membership that fees are due every year regardless of whether people grade or not, and that the CKF as an organization relies on its membership fees to operate.

Hiro Okusa reported some highlights of the IKF Directors' meeting held in Novara. He gave some statistics for numbers of practitioners: Japan had 1.6 million; Korea, 0.6 million; France, 8000; the US and Chinese Taipei, 5000 each; and Germany, 4000. Hence Canada lags behind in numbers.

He related that he had visited the Maritime Provinces in January and was well treated by eager practitioners who asked for their own grading rather than have to go to Quebec or Ontario. The Development Fund Committee is currently looking into this proposal.

CKF Senior Leaders Fund

Posted May 11, 2012

Dear members,

As you may know, the CKF recently announced the establishment of development committees for Kendo, Iaido and Jodo. The Board of Directors has committed to the funding of these committees to a total of $12,500 per year for all three Arts.

The committees are comprised of our younger CKF generation. I am expecting that this funding initiative will encourage a grass roots development of the Arts throughout the country.

In addition the Board of Directors have also set up a CKF Senior Leaders? Fund which will provide senior leaders exposure to international level of training. Our commitment for this new initiative is $5,000 for this year. As I am sure your are aware, our senior leaders have, in addition to their personal commitment of time and effort, also have in the past made personal financial investments.

The Board of Directors appreciates and supports this ongoing dedication to CKF. We strongly believe that the advancement and improvement of our leaders? knowledge and skills will benefit all our members. And to this end, these two funding initiatives will be managed by our young and senior generations to promote the future of CKF

These funding initiates are made possible by the recent increases in grading fees.

Guelph Examination Deadline Extended

Posted May 9, 2012

The deadline for registration and submission of written exams for the Guelph seminar is now May 10.

Team Canada Fundraising and Report

Posted May 9, 2012

Dear CKF Members,

The 15th World Kendo Championships are fast approaching and scheduled for May 25-27th, 2012. Over 1,000 participants representing 52 countries will be attending. With the tournament only weeks away, our players are making their final preparations to represent us in Novara, Italy. Attached is a short report on Team Canada 2012.

The Report includes the final Team Canada roster, photos and an invite for support. We're very proud of the commitment shown by all members of Team Canada and are confident that their hard work will lead to success in Italy. For further information on Team Canada, feel free to contact us anytime.

Spring/Summer Gradings

Posted May 6, 2012

A number of opportunities for grading are fast approaching.

The Eastern iaido and jodo gradings are to be held in conjunction with the Guelph Seminar on Monday, May 21. Iaido gradings for up to yondan and jodo gradings for up to sandan will be held in the morning, with registration beginning at 8:30 am. For more information, see the Seidokai website

The Western gradings will be held at Steveston Dojo the weekend of June 2-3. Kendo will be held on June 2. Registration begins at 12, grading begins at 1. The Jodo gradings follow immediately afterwards on the same day. There will be a iaido seminar on June 3 at 1 pm, with the iaido gradings to follow at approximately 4 pm.

The Eastern kendo gradings will be held at Etobicoke Olympium on June 23. Registration begins at 9 am, grading begins at 9:30.

As has been the case for the last few gradings, a written exam is required for shodan through sandan in all arts. The written exams are found at the following links: Kendo: English, French Iaido: English, French Jodo: English

Please ignore the deadline embedded in the iaido exams - it was for Guelph, since extended. The new deadline for the Guelph iaido and jodo exams is May 10. The deadline for all Western written exams is May 26. The deadline for the Eastern kendo written exam is June 16.

CKF Invests in development of Kendo

Posted April 30, 2012

I am happy to announce that the new Kendo Development Fund Committee.

The members of the committee come from all over the country, consisting of our younger leadership generation with their fresh energy, vision and ambition. I am expecting the committee members will lead/create the future of Kendo in our country.

The committee members are:

British Columbia Dean Tajitsu Misato Hamanaka

Prairies (MB, SK, AB) Daisaku Taguchi Lance Wall

Ontario Shigemitsu Kamata Hyun-June Choi

Quebec Hiroshi Awaga Thu-Nhon Luu

Atlantic Jim Brown

I would like to ask for your support as well to help the fund become a valuable part of our effort to develop and grow Kendo in Canada. Application forms are available here.

Hiro Okusa President

CKF Invests in development of Iaido and Jodo

Posted March 29, 2012

The CKF is pleased to announce the composition of the Iaido and Jodo Development Fund Committee for 2012.

The CKF has increased the Iaido and Jodo Development fund allocation to $5000 (a 25% increase from 2011). The purpose of the fund is to support the development of Iaido and Jodo in Canada. We encourage all dojo active in Iaido or Jodo (or both) to apply for funding. Applications are sent to the section chairs and the application forms are available in the Iaido and Jodo sections (http://kendo-canada.com/iaido/ckf.html and http://kendo-canada.com/jodo/ckf.html)

Hiro Okusa President

Team Canada 2012 Members Announced

Posted March 11, 2012

CKF is pleased to announce those selected to represent Canada at the 15th World Kendo Championships:

Congratulations to all members of Team Canada, and good luck in Italy!

Message from the President and Treasurer on Fee Increases

Posted March 11, 2012

Dear CKF Members,

The CKF Board of Directors has recently announced our new fee structure for grading, registration, and the issuance of dan certificates. These fees have not seen a substantial increase in the past decade.

Some may think that these increases are quite large. However one must not view the percentage increases solely compared with last year; that is, the actual annual rate of increase over time is quite nominal, since increases have not been implemented for many years.

Moreover, we would like members to appreciate that these increases are needed to cover costs for many areas of our on-going operations that have risen appreciably. We have new costs in areas such as legal fees, PayPal, information technology, and Webpage administration, in addition to higher expenses related to grading itself.

Furthermore, we have implemented new development programs for all three arts, kendo, iaido and jodo. We are also starting an important outreach program to areas in Canada that are just beginning to organize, such as the Atlantic provinces, which is showing much promise. All these initiatives require additional resources.

Please note as well that we have made separate categories for junior CKF members. As an incentive for younger members to grade, there is no increase for juniors at 1st-kyu level and a very nominal increase for the 1st-dan level.

After you consider the above factors, we hope you will kindly understand, appreciate, and accept our rationale for increasing CKF fees at this time.

FIK American Zone Referee Seminar

Posted February 14, 2012

Saskatoon Grading: Written Exam Available

Posted January 29, 2012

The written exam is now available for the Saskatoon Grading on March 4. You can find the exam here. Send your completed examinations by email to kendonationalwrittenexam@kendo-canada.com. The deadline for both registration and exam submission is February 26th.

Updates to the CKF Online System

Posted January 6, 2012

Annual maintenance to the online system will be completed on schedule, and members will regain access as of Monday, January 9, 2012.

Happy New Year!

Posted January 1, 2012

Posted January 1, 2012

In 2011, we celebrated the 100 year anniversary of kendo in Canada. As you know, the history of kendo in our country is rich, filled with tradition but also with continuous developments. All CKF promoted disciplines have been very active in recent years characterized by exciting ongoing events and key milestones.

In addition, the 15th World Kendo Championship will be held in Novara, Italy from May 24th. The WKC will have participants from over 53 countries, an amazing testament of how kendo has spread throughout the world. Team Canada has been training hard since last spring: the women's team trained at a gasshuku for nine days in Japan whilst the men's final selection will be announced very soon. We wish the best of luck to all participants. In support, the Team Canada management group has launched a successful fundraiser and as a result, the CKF has received funding from both National Bank and Hitachi Canada Ltd. The group is also gratefully accepting donations from individual CKF members.

As for Iaido/Jodo, over 70 applicants applied in the 2011 winter grading which took place in Toronto. I am pleased to see the increasing popularity of these disciplines in the east and look forward to further growth in the west.

Team Canada needs your support!

Posted December 13, 2011

The fine kendoka chosen to represent your country at the 15th World Kendo Championships could use your support. Please check out these important messages in English or French. Also available is the presentation given at the 2011 CKF AGM.

Kitamoto Seminar 2012

Posted December 13, 2011

The 2012 Foreign Kendo Leaders summer seminar will be held in Kitamoto City, Saitama from July 27 to August 3. Please send your application to Okusa-sensei by the February 5 deadline. For more information, see the invitation.

FIK Referee Seminar Instructors Announced

Posted December 8, 2011

The visiting sensei for the 2012 FIK Referee seminar have been announced. They are:

The seminar will be held January 28-29 in Montreal. For more information, see the invitation in either English or Japanese.

Development Fund

Posted October 11, 2011

Were you aware that CKF has a Development Fund? Dojos and individuals who are current CKF members may apply to obtain financial assistance for the development, study and promotion of Kendo, Iaido and Jodo in Canada. Examples of funding opportunities include seminars, competition and special training events. To apply, you will need to fill out and submit an application form and a budget/accounting form

Team Canada News

Posted August 28, 2011

Team Canada is pleased to announce the return of National Bank and Hitachi Canada Ltd. as team sponsors. Also, there will be a special women's practice held on Sept 10 in conjunction with the women's team training camp in Steveston. There will be an open practice with the men's team held on Sept 11 in conjunction with the Montreal Taikai.